An Iranian court sentenced to death a famous Iranian rapper imprisoned for more than a year and a half for his support for the 2022 protest movement triggered after the death of Mahsa Amini, local media reported this Wednesday, April 24.
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“ The Revolutionary Court of Isfahan (…) sentenced Toomaj Salehi to death for corruption on Earth “, one of the most serious charges in Iranindicated the singer’s lawyer, Amir Raisian, quoted by the daily SharghQuoted by HRANA news agency. The revolutionary court had accused Toomaj Salehi of “ incitement to sedition, assembly, conspiracy, propaganda against the system and call for riots », According to the lawyer.
This Wednesday morning, a publication on the rapper’s X account mentioned that “ the official court verdict would be published officially after receipt and review by Toomaj’s lawyers “, and that it was very clear that the convictions ” had been made on the basis of new false accusations or previously acquitted charges and that the opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court had not been followed. » The latter had stressed that the case of Toomaj Salehi would be the subject of a “ grace declared “.
هنوز هیچ حکمی بصورت رسمی برای #توماج_صالحی منتشر نشده و هر حکم مشخ surla. ایی از پرونده و آسیبهای وارده به توماج صالحی و در راستای منفعل کردن وی است.
حکم رسمی دادگاه پس از دریافت و…— توماج صالحی🌋 (@OfficialToomaj) April 24, 2024
A well-known artist in Iran
The 33-year-old rapper was arrested in October 2022. He had become a leading figure in the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement and had supported the protest movement triggered after the death on September 16 through his songs and on social networks. 2022 from Mahsa Aminia young Iranian Kurd detained by the moral police, who accused her of having violated the strict dress code for women.
Official news agencies said his arrest took place while trying to illegally cross the country’s western borders. A statement denied by those close to him. Foreign artists then gave him their support, fearing that he would be sentenced to death.
Several hundred people, including members of the security forces, were killed and thousands arrested during protests held in October and November 2022 in Iran, before ebbing. Nine people were executed in connection with this uprising, according to NGOs.
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